Librarian: Laurie Hannah
The Cheadle Center owns and houses a number of historically important archival collections covering such areas as plant anatomy, oak systematics, plant ecology, marine biology, and vertebrate zoology. The collections were created and donated by faculty founders of the former Museum of Systematics and Ecology and subsequent contributors to the botanical and zoological collections. Types of materials in these collections include correspondence, photographs, drawings, field notebooks, scrapbooks, and research notes. See the Collections Page for information on associated specimen collections.
The following collections are in various stages of processing; however, some may be consulted for research use at the Center. Finding aids to the collections will be posted to this site in future. Please contact the CCBER Director or Librarian to make an appointment to use the collections.
Manuscript Collections (Personal Papers)
- Beittel, Wilbur G., (1913-1999) Photographs, slides, and scrapbook of clippings. 1 lin.ft.
- Brigger, Albert Leon, (1892-1981) Papers. .5 lin. ft. Related collection
- Cheadle, Vernon I. (1910-1995), Papers, photographs, and research data from collecting trip to Cuba in 1936. 9 lin. ft. Related collection in UCSB Davidson Library Special Collections
- Converse, Olivia Long, (1898-1972), Papers, photographs, and drawings of Mexican plants. 3 lin. ft.
- Cowles, Raymond Bridgeman, (1896-1975) Papers, photographs. 3 lin. ft.
- DeWolfe, Barbara Blanchard, (1912- ) Papers. 2 lin. ft. Related collection in UCSB Davidson Library Special Collections
- Erickson, Mary, (1905-1983) Papers.
- Esau, Katherine, (1898-1997) Over 2,100 photographic prints, negatives, and lantern slides from light microscope slides; collection data; correspondence; publications, and reprints. 18.25 lin. ft. (not incl. reprints). Related collection in UCSB Davidson Library Special Collections
- Foster, Adriance, (1901-1973) Papers, photographs and glass slides of leaf clearings. 2 lin. ft.
- Holmes, Robert W., (1925- ) Papers and photographs from light microscope slides. 1 lin. ft.
- Moseley, Maynard, (1918-2003) Lectures, lab notes, drawings, photographs. 3 lin. ft.
- Muller, Cornelius Herman, (1909-1997). Correspondence and research data, field notebooks, manuscript publications; over 300 historic maps, 90 drawings, and over 1,000 photographs. 30.75 lin. ft.
Institutional Archives (Records of Organizations)
- UCSB Museum of Systematics and Ecology. Institutional records (1959- present (Bulk 1980-2004)). 18 lin. ft.
- UCSB Botanical Society, Records (1978-1988) .5 lin. ft.